单词 | logical construction |
释义 | > as lemmaslogical construction logical construction n. an entity theoretically superfluous in that any statement referring to it can be replaced by an equivalent statement making no reference to it. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [noun] > logical construction logical fiction1843 logical construction1883 1883 F. H. Bradley Princ. Logic 236 To show a new relation of elements in a logical construction is demonstration in the sense of reasoning. 1914 B. Russell Our Knowl. External World iv. 101 The only justification possible must be one which exhibits matter as a logical construction from sense-data. 1936 A. J. Ayer Lang., Truth & Logic iii. 73 The English State..is a logical construction out of individual people. 1956 J. O. Urmson Philos. Anal. iii. 36 If ‘X’ is an incomplete symbol then Xs are logical constructions. Thus if the expression ‘the average man’ is an incomplete symbol we may say that the average man is a logical construction. < as lemmas |
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